Install a battery-backup sump pump at a low-lying Broderick-Bryte home

Broderick-Bryte sits behind the Sacramento River's reconstructed levee system, and a power outage during a heavy winter storm can knock out a sump pump right when a low-lying home needs it most. A plug-in battery backup keeps the pump running through the outage. Standard: FEMA residential flood mitigation guidance + SDG 11 Proof: Photo of installed backup unit and passed activation test Method (FEMA residential flood mitigation guidance + SDG 11): 1. Confirm the existing sump pump is in working order before starting. 2. Connect the battery-backup unit using its included plug-in wiring only — never open the electrical panel. 3. Mount the backup battery on a shelf above expected water line. 4. Test the backup by unplugging the primary pump and confirming the backup activates. 5. Reset the system to normal operation. 6. Photograph the installed backup unit and the successful test. Done when: Photo of installed backup unit and passed activation test

Where

Broderick-Bryte home, West Sacramento, CA 95605

Pay

$380 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Photo of installed backup unit and passed activation test

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-18

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 minutes. Method of record: FEMA floodplain + green-infrastructure siting screen

Bring

• GPS phone
• tape/ruler for deposition depth
• metals field kit (if sediment screen in scope)
• boots + gloves
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Confirm post-event conditions are safe; navigate to the site; record GPS.
2. 2. Photograph deposited sediment / affected area.
3. 3. Measure deposition depth at representative points.
4. 4. If a sediment contaminant screen is in scope, run the metals field kit and record values.
5. 5. Note debris, hazards, and the extent (sketch).
6. 6. Enter depth, any analytes, hazard notes, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Unstable ground / submerged debris / contaminated water -> document from safe footing; do not enter.
• Elevated metals in deposited sediment -> flag before any reuse; recommend lab confirm.

What counts as done

• Deposition depth recorded at representative points
• Metals screen recorded (if in scope)
• Debris/hazard note + extent sketch
• GPS waypoint + timestamped photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.